EP2193347B1 - Knowledge based valve control method - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to valve controllers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method associated with a valve controller configured to capture dynamic process conditions for monitoring, diagnosing and maintaining a valve assembly through knowledge-based valve performance criteria.
- a valve package is installed within a process line to control process flow in industrial applications such as oil and natural gas processing, food and beverage production, and chemical and pharmaceutical processing.
- a valve package includes a process valve, actuator for opening/closing the valve and a controller configured to control the opening, closing and position of the valve.
- the valve controller may further have the capability to monitor valve operation and signal an error message if a failure condition occurs.
- the controller initiates the actuator to open or close the valve.
- a number of different types of actuators may be used to open/close particular types of valves. For example, a linear actuator may be used to open/close a diaphragm valve; a rotary actuator may be used to open/close a butterfly or ball valve.
- valve package is first tested on the bench (i.e. not installed within a process line) to ensure that the valve opens and closes based on signals supplied to the controller and the actuator is sized appropriately for the valve.
- a reference profile is developed based on this testing to determine how long it takes the valve to open/close and under what operating conditions (supply pressure, exhaust pressure, etc.). Because the valve package is first tested outside an actual process line, particular operating characteristics are not considered when determining these reference profiles. In addition, this out of line testing does not indicate if the valve and actuator are appropriate for a particular process application. For example, if the process flows in a high pressure environment, the actuator may require torque T1 to open and close the valve having size S1.
- US2001/037670 which considers to represent the closest prior art, discloses a knowledge based control method associated with a valve package having a process valve, an actuator and a controller, the method comprising: obtaining a baseline signature corresponding to at least one operating characteristic value of said valve as the valve moves from a first position to a second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve; storing said baseline signature in a memory; obtaining an operating signature corresponding to values associated with said baseline signature each time the valve moves from said first position to said second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve; comparing said operating signature to the baseline signature; and determining if one or more of the values associated with the operating signature is within an acceptable tolerance deviation from the corresponding one or more values in the baseline signature.
- the present invention further provides a valve system as defined in claim 15.
- a valve package 10 typically includes a process valve 15, actuator 20 and controller 25.
- Process valve 15 is installed along the longitudinal axis within a process pipeline (not shown) to allow, restrict or prevent process media flowing through the valve.
- Valve 15 includes a housing 16 through which a flow passage 17 is disposed to allow process media to flow through the valve.
- Actuator 20 is mounted on valve 15 and is typically pneumatically actuated, but may also be electric or hydraulic.
- Actuator 20 includes an output shaft that is connected to the valve stem. The output shaft either rotates or lifts upward (depending on the valve type) to provide the necessary torque to turn or lift the valve stem to open or close the valve.
- Controller 25 is usually mounted on the actuator and is configured to control the actuator based on various input signals. Controller 25 may also include a visual indicator 26 to display the position of valve 15. The time it takes the valve to open and close will depend on the type and size of the valve, the torque rating of the actuator, the process media flowing through the valve and the desired operating parameters. These dynamics of the valve package may be different when installed with process flowing through the system as compared to a standard or "bench" signature of the valve package. For example, a valve 15 having a particular size may be configured with an actuator 20 appropriate for opening and closing the subject valve. However, the torque required from actuator 20 to open valve 15 with no process flowing may be less than that required when process is flowing through the valve. Thus, an open and close signature illustrating the time and pressure required to open and/or close valve 15 may be different in-line vs. out of line (or on a bench).
- Fig 2 illustrates an exemplary baseline signature of pressure vs. time for a valve package not installed within a process line.
- the profile includes torque differential profile T, supply pressure profile S, valve position profile P, and exhaust profile E.
- Supply pressure is the amount of pressure supplied to the actuator.
- Exhaust pressure is the amount of pressure exiting the actuator.
- Position indicates whether the valve is open, closed or somewhere in between as well as the time it takes to reach such a position.
- Differential pressure is the pressure to and from the actuator and provides information about the peak torque values. Peak torque relates to the amount of torque required when breaking the seal of the valve from its seat when opening the valve and when sufficiently engaging the seat of the valve when the valve is to be closed.
- the torque profile associated with a valve package indicates that the valve is sized correctly if the profile falls within a predetermined safety margin.
- the torque profile identifies the shear values associated with the particular valve and actuator shaft. For example, if the torque thrust associated with a particular torque profile is too high, this may indicate that the valve seal is corroding which may cause the shaft to stall during operation. If the torque is low or decreasing, this may indicate that the actuator is too large for the application imparting too much torque on the valve shaft which may eventually cause the shaft to snap.
- a baseline is used as a reference to compare operation of the valve assembly to determine degradation of the assembly within a process system.
- the valve position profile P illustrates that the valve is in a closed position at time t c and begins to open (based on a received command to the controller) at about 0.255 sec.
- torque T begins to build as the valve is removed from its seat referred to as the peak torque T p which, in this example, is about 1,2 bar (17 psi(g)).
- the open supply pressure profile S decreases slightly at time t T at around 5,2 bar (75 psi(g)) when the valve breaks away from its seat. Once the valve seal is broken from the seat, the torque required to continue moving the valve to a full open position drops at around 0.795 sec and continues relatively constant until the valve is fully open at time t o (about 2.28 sec).
- the torque builds again as the valve remains in its open position at pressure T open .
- the exhaust is at its highest when the valve is commanded to open but is still in its closed position and decreases during the opening process as most of the supply pressure is used to increase the torque to open the valve.
- the exhaust profile E decreases again as the valve reaches its open position at time t o .
- the torque overhead indicated by reference T OH represents the additional torque available from the actuator associated with this particular valve package which is a combination of the size of the valve vs. the size of the actuator when a baseline is taken on the bench.
- FIG 3 illustrates an exemplary baseline signature associated with a valve package in accordance with the present invention.
- the baseline signature represents the operation of the valve package shown in Fig. 2 , but after the package is installed in-line with process flowing through the valve.
- the valve position profile P illustrates that the valve is in a closed position at time t c and begins to open (based on a received command to the controller) at about 0.255 sec.
- the differential torque profile T indicates that the torque begins to build as the valve opens from about 0.255 sec to about 1.3 sec t T .
- the valve is removed from its seat at the peak torque T p at about 3,3 bar (48 psi(g)).
- the open supply pressure profile S decreases slightly at time t T at around 5,9 bar (85 psi(g)) when the valve breaks away from its seat. Once the valve seal is broken from the seat, the torque required to continue moving the valve to a full open position drops at around 1.335 sec and continues relatively constant until the valve is fully open at time t o (about 2.55 sec). The torque builds again as the valve remains in its open position at pressure T open .
- the exhaust is at its highest when the valve is commanded to open but is still in its closed position and decreases during the opening process as most of the supply pressure is used to increase the torque to open the valve.
- the exhaust profile E decreases again as the valve reaches its open position at time t o .
- the differences between the baseline signature taken from a valve package out of line ( Fig. 2 ) and the baseline signature taken from a valve package taken in-line ( Fig. 3 ) can be seen, for example, by the differences in peak torque T p (1,2 bar (17 psi(g)) vs. 3,3 bar (48 psi(g))) and the time it takes for the valve to reach its fully open position t o (2.28 sec vs. 2.55 sec).
- the torque overhead T OH is also less in-line ( Fig.3 ) than the torque overhead T OH from the baseline in Fig. 2 . In other words, it took a greater amount of torque to break the valve away from its seat when measured in-line vs.
- a signature is created which is compared to the dynamic baseline signature to determine if the valve package is within known operating tolerances.
- the number of operating signatures stored in memory may vary by application. For example, operating signatures may be stored in memory based on a first in first out process depending on the type of application and memory size. However, if a particular operating signature triggers an alarm, that signature is locked in memory with a date and time stamp and treated by the user accordingly.
- the peak torque value T p which in this case is approximately half the maximum pressure, is also used to identify operational variations for alarm purposes.
- a user may select a deviation zone around T p referenced as area A in Fig. 3 to determine acceptable parameters during valve operation.
- a hysteresis profile may be created around deviation zone A which is used as a basis to trigger alarm activity.
- alarms may be triggered when the differential pressure changes outside of area A to indicate degradation of the valve package. For example, if the pressure required to break the seal when opening the valve increases outside deviation zone A, an alarm may sound alerting the user to possible operation failure. If the pressure required to break the seal when opening the valve decreases which falls outside deviation zone A, an alarm may sound alerting the user to possible operation failure.
- the percent deviation from T p is user defined and based on the type of valve employed and process media used.
- a dynamic baseline signature may be developed after N operating valve cycles. This may be done to capture process dynamics in-line after a defined Break-In period (cycle count) for a new valve assembly. A rolling average of the supply pressure taken from installation through the N th cycle is used to determine the Nominal Supply Pressure. Any alarms referenced above may be prohibited from triggering until after the Nth cycle to accommodate changes in operating characteristics of the valve package within the process environment during Break-In.
- a baseline signature associated with a valve package taken in-line a more accurate reference signature is captured. This leads to better monitoring of the valve package which avoids unnecessary maintenance costs and process interruptions.
- operation signatures may be used as a diagnostic tool to determine valve and actuator sizing and operation degradation.
- Both the baseline and operating signatures for each of the parameters are determined by a particular data scan rate in order to provide a graphical representation of the operation of the valve.
- a valve V 1 undergoes a stroke from closed to an open position, it may take time t 1 to complete the stroke. This time t 1 is dependent on a number of variables including the size of valve V 1 , the size of the actuator and the process media flowing through. However, a smaller valve V 2 and actuator package may take time t 2 to complete a full stroke where t 1 > t 2 .
- the scan rate for valve V 2 must be greater than the scan rate for valve V 1 because valve V 2 takes less time to complete a stroke.
- the method in accordance with the present invention utilizes a look-up table to determine the sampling rates for a particular valve package based on the time it takes for the valve to complete a stroke during calibration. This is done while the valve is in-line. For example, if it takes 10 sec for a valve to open, the sampling rate for data collection may be every 50 msec. In addition, the sampling rate may be different where it takes the valve different times to open vs. close. Thus, one sampling rate may be associated with an open stroke and a different sampling rate may be associated with a close stroke for the same valve. In this manner, a method is utilized to capture dynamic reference characteristics of a valve package in-line with process flowing through the valve.
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Description
- The present invention relates generally to valve controllers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method associated with a valve controller configured to capture dynamic process conditions for monitoring, diagnosing and maintaining a valve assembly through knowledge-based valve performance criteria.
- A valve package is installed within a process line to control process flow in industrial applications such as oil and natural gas processing, food and beverage production, and chemical and pharmaceutical processing. Usually a valve package includes a process valve, actuator for opening/closing the valve and a controller configured to control the opening, closing and position of the valve. The valve controller may further have the capability to monitor valve operation and signal an error message if a failure condition occurs. The controller initiates the actuator to open or close the valve. A number of different types of actuators may be used to open/close particular types of valves. For example, a linear actuator may be used to open/close a diaphragm valve; a rotary actuator may be used to open/close a butterfly or ball valve.
- Typically, the operation of a valve package is first tested on the bench (i.e. not installed within a process line) to ensure that the valve opens and closes based on signals supplied to the controller and the actuator is sized appropriately for the valve. A reference profile is developed based on this testing to determine how long it takes the valve to open/close and under what operating conditions (supply pressure, exhaust pressure, etc.). Because the valve package is first tested outside an actual process line, particular operating characteristics are not considered when determining these reference profiles. In addition, this out of line testing does not indicate if the valve and actuator are appropriate for a particular process application. For example, if the process flows in a high pressure environment, the actuator may require torque T1 to open and close the valve having size S1. In contrast, if the process flows under low pressure, the torque T2 required to open and close the valve having size S2 may each be lower than torque T1 and size S1. These profiles do not take into account the effects of process flow, environmental parameters (e.g. temperature) and general operating characteristics as the valve function in-line. Thus, there is a need to provide a dynamic method of capturing process conditions of a valve package in line.
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US2001/037670 , which considers to represent the closest prior art, discloses a knowledge based control method associated with a valve package having a process valve, an actuator and a controller, the method comprising: obtaining a baseline signature corresponding to at least one operating characteristic value of said valve as the valve moves from a first position to a second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve; storing said baseline signature in a memory; obtaining an operating signature corresponding to values associated with said baseline signature each time the valve moves from said first position to said second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve; comparing said operating signature to the baseline signature; and determining if one or more of the values associated with the operating signature is within an acceptable tolerance deviation from the corresponding one or more values in the baseline signature. - Another prior art system is disclosed in
US5687098 . - According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a knowledge based control method as defined in claim 1.
- The present invention further provides a valve system as defined in
claim 15. - In order that the invention may be well understood there will now be described an embodiment thereof, given by way of example, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figure 2 is a baseline signature of the operation of a valve package. -
Figure 3 is a baseline signature of the operation of a valve package taken in-line with process flow in accordance with the present invention. - The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention, however, may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.
- Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
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Fig. 1 , avalve package 10 typically includes aprocess valve 15,actuator 20 andcontroller 25.Process valve 15 is installed along the longitudinal axis within a process pipeline (not shown) to allow, restrict or prevent process media flowing through the valve. Valve 15 includes ahousing 16 through which aflow passage 17 is disposed to allow process media to flow through the valve.Actuator 20 is mounted onvalve 15 and is typically pneumatically actuated, but may also be electric or hydraulic.Actuator 20 includes an output shaft that is connected to the valve stem. The output shaft either rotates or lifts upward (depending on the valve type) to provide the necessary torque to turn or lift the valve stem to open or close the valve.Controller 25 is usually mounted on the actuator and is configured to control the actuator based on various input signals.Controller 25 may also include avisual indicator 26 to display the position ofvalve 15. The time it takes the valve to open and close will depend on the type and size of the valve, the torque rating of the actuator, the process media flowing through the valve and the desired operating parameters. These dynamics of the valve package may be different when installed with process flowing through the system as compared to a standard or "bench" signature of the valve package. For example, avalve 15 having a particular size may be configured with anactuator 20 appropriate for opening and closing the subject valve. However, the torque required fromactuator 20 to openvalve 15 with no process flowing may be less than that required when process is flowing through the valve. Thus, an open and close signature illustrating the time and pressure required to open and/orclose valve 15 may be different in-line vs. out of line (or on a bench). -
Fig 2 illustrates an exemplary baseline signature of pressure vs. time for a valve package not installed within a process line. The profile includes torque differential profile T, supply pressure profile S, valve position profile P, and exhaust profile E. Supply pressure is the amount of pressure supplied to the actuator. Exhaust pressure is the amount of pressure exiting the actuator. Position indicates whether the valve is open, closed or somewhere in between as well as the time it takes to reach such a position. Differential pressure is the pressure to and from the actuator and provides information about the peak torque values. Peak torque relates to the amount of torque required when breaking the seal of the valve from its seat when opening the valve and when sufficiently engaging the seat of the valve when the valve is to be closed. - The torque profile associated with a valve package indicates that the valve is sized correctly if the profile falls within a predetermined safety margin. In addition, the torque profile identifies the shear values associated with the particular valve and actuator shaft. For example, if the torque thrust associated with a particular torque profile is too high, this may indicate that the valve seal is corroding which may cause the shaft to stall during operation. If the torque is low or decreasing, this may indicate that the actuator is too large for the application imparting too much torque on the valve shaft which may eventually cause the shaft to snap. Thus, a baseline is used as a reference to compare operation of the valve assembly to determine degradation of the assembly within a process system.
- The valve position profile P illustrates that the valve is in a closed position at time tc and begins to open (based on a received command to the controller) at about 0.255 sec. As the actuator begins to open the valve, torque T begins to build as the valve is removed from its seat referred to as the peak torque Tp which, in this example, is about 1,2 bar (17 psi(g)). The open supply pressure profile S decreases slightly at time tT at around 5,2 bar (75 psi(g)) when the valve breaks away from its seat. Once the valve seal is broken from the seat, the torque required to continue moving the valve to a full open position drops at around 0.795 sec and continues relatively constant until the valve is fully open at time to (about 2.28 sec). The torque builds again as the valve remains in its open position at pressure Topen. The exhaust is at its highest when the valve is commanded to open but is still in its closed position and decreases during the opening process as most of the supply pressure is used to increase the torque to open the valve. The exhaust profile E decreases again as the valve reaches its open position at time to. The torque overhead indicated by reference TOH, represents the additional torque available from the actuator associated with this particular valve package which is a combination of the size of the valve vs. the size of the actuator when a baseline is taken on the bench.
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Figure 3 illustrates an exemplary baseline signature associated with a valve package in accordance with the present invention. The baseline signature represents the operation of the valve package shown inFig. 2 , but after the package is installed in-line with process flowing through the valve. The valve position profile P illustrates that the valve is in a closed position at time tc and begins to open (based on a received command to the controller) at about 0.255 sec. The differential torque profile T indicates that the torque begins to build as the valve opens from about 0.255 sec to about 1.3 sec tT. The valve is removed from its seat at the peak torque Tp at about 3,3 bar (48 psi(g)). The open supply pressure profile S decreases slightly at time tT at around 5,9 bar (85 psi(g)) when the valve breaks away from its seat. Once the valve seal is broken from the seat, the torque required to continue moving the valve to a full open position drops at around 1.335 sec and continues relatively constant until the valve is fully open at time to (about 2.55 sec). The torque builds again as the valve remains in its open position at pressure Topen. The exhaust is at its highest when the valve is commanded to open but is still in its closed position and decreases during the opening process as most of the supply pressure is used to increase the torque to open the valve. The exhaust profile E decreases again as the valve reaches its open position at time to. - The differences between the baseline signature taken from a valve package out of line (
Fig. 2 ) and the baseline signature taken from a valve package taken in-line (Fig. 3 ) can be seen, for example, by the differences in peak torque Tp (1,2 bar (17 psi(g)) vs. 3,3 bar (48 psi(g))) and the time it takes for the valve to reach its fully open position to (2.28 sec vs. 2.55 sec). The torque overhead TOH is also less in-line (Fig.3 ) than the torque overhead TOH from the baseline inFig. 2 . In other words, it took a greater amount of torque to break the valve away from its seat when measured in-line vs. when the baseline was taken on the bench. Thus, when the baseline signature is taken in-line, the effects of process flowing through the valve package significantly alter the parameters of the reference signatures. Each time the valve strokes (either partial or full) a signature is created which is compared to the dynamic baseline signature to determine if the valve package is within known operating tolerances. The number of operating signatures stored in memory may vary by application. For example, operating signatures may be stored in memory based on a first in first out process depending on the type of application and memory size. However, if a particular operating signature triggers an alarm, that signature is locked in memory with a date and time stamp and treated by the user accordingly. - The peak torque value Tp which in this case is approximately half the maximum pressure, is also used to identify operational variations for alarm purposes. A user may select a deviation zone around Tp referenced as area A in
Fig. 3 to determine acceptable parameters during valve operation. In particular, a hysteresis profile may be created around deviation zone A which is used as a basis to trigger alarm activity. In this manner, alarms may be triggered when the differential pressure changes outside of area A to indicate degradation of the valve package. For example, if the pressure required to break the seal when opening the valve increases outside deviation zone A, an alarm may sound alerting the user to possible operation failure. If the pressure required to break the seal when opening the valve decreases which falls outside deviation zone A, an alarm may sound alerting the user to possible operation failure. The percent deviation from Tp is user defined and based on the type of valve employed and process media used. - A dynamic baseline signature may be developed after N operating valve cycles. This may be done to capture process dynamics in-line after a defined Break-In period (cycle count) for a new valve assembly. A rolling average of the supply pressure taken from installation through the Nth cycle is used to determine the Nominal Supply Pressure. Any alarms referenced above may be prohibited from triggering until after the Nth cycle to accommodate changes in operating characteristics of the valve package within the process environment during Break-In. By utilizing a baseline signature associated with a valve package taken in-line, a more accurate reference signature is captured. This leads to better monitoring of the valve package which avoids unnecessary maintenance costs and process interruptions. In addition, operation signatures may be used as a diagnostic tool to determine valve and actuator sizing and operation degradation.
- Both the baseline and operating signatures for each of the parameters (e.g., supply pressure, differential pressure, exhaust pressure and position) are determined by a particular data scan rate in order to provide a graphical representation of the operation of the valve. When a valve V1 undergoes a stroke from closed to an open position, it may take time t1 to complete the stroke. This time t1 is dependent on a number of variables including the size of valve V1, the size of the actuator and the process media flowing through. However, a smaller valve V2 and actuator package may take time t2 to complete a full stroke where t1 > t2. Thus, in order to obtain an accurate signature of the position of each valve, the scan rate for valve V2 must be greater than the scan rate for valve V1 because valve V2 takes less time to complete a stroke. Thus, the method in accordance with the present invention utilizes a look-up table to determine the sampling rates for a particular valve package based on the time it takes for the valve to complete a stroke during calibration. This is done while the valve is in-line. For example, if it takes 10 sec for a valve to open, the sampling rate for data collection may be every 50 msec. In addition, the sampling rate may be different where it takes the valve different times to open vs. close. Thus, one sampling rate may be associated with an open stroke and a different sampling rate may be associated with a close stroke for the same valve. In this manner, a method is utilized to capture dynamic reference characteristics of a valve package in-line with process flowing through the valve.
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- A knowledge based control method associated with a valve package (10) having a process valve (15), an actuator (20) and a controller (25), the method comprising:obtaining a baseline signature corresponding to at least one operating characteristic value of said valve (15) as the valve (15) moves from a first position to a second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve (15);storing said baseline signature in a memory;obtaining an operating signature corresponding to values associated with said baseline signature each time the valve (15) moves from said first position to said second position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve (15);comparing said operating signature to the baseline signature; anddetermining if one or more of the values associated with the operating signature is within an acceptable tolerance deviation from the corresponding one or more values in the baseline signature, characterised in that said baseline signature is calculated from a rolling average of said operating characteristic determined only after a defined break-in period, the break-in period defined by a period of N cycles, wherein a cycle is defined as movement of the valve from said first position to said second position and from said second position to said first position where N>1.
- A method of claim 1 wherein said step of obtaining a baseline signature further comprises obtaining said baseline signature as the valve moves from said first position to said second position and back to the first position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve (15).
- A method of claim 1 wherein said step of obtaining an operating signature further comprises obtaining said operating signature each time the valve (15) moves from said first position to said second position and back to the first position in-line as process media is flowing through the valve (15).
- A method of claim 1 further comprising triggering an alarm notification when said one or more values of the operating signature falls outside of said acceptable tolerance deviation.
- A method of claim 1 wherein said operating characteristic is at least one of the valve's position, torque, supply pressure and exhaust pressure.
- A method of claim 1, wherein said first position corresponds to an open position of said valve (15), and said second position corresponds to a closed position of said valve.
- A method of claim 1 wherein said baseline signature values are obtained based on a particular data scan rate during a valve cycle wherein a stroke is defined as movement of the valve (15) from said first position to said second position; said data scan rate preferably being based on the size of said valve (15), a torque value associated with said actuator (20) and process media flowing through said valve (15).
- A method of claim 1 wherein said first position is a closed position and said second position is an open position, said baseline signature values are obtained based on a first data scan rate when said valve (15) moves from an open to a closed position, and a second data scan rate when said valve (15) moves from a closed position to an open position,
- A method of claim 8, wherein said first data scan rate is one of equal to said second data scan rate, and not equal to said second data scan rate.
- A method of claim 1 wherein the operating signature is stored in a memory.
- A method of claim 10, further comprising storing a plurality of said operating signatures taken over a predetermined time interval in said memory.
- A method of claim 1 wherein said at least one operating characteristic value of said valve (15) is a peak torque value associated with the amount of torque required to be supplied by said actuator (20) to open the valve (15) from a closed position.
- A method of claim 12, where said at least one of an operating characteristic is torque overhead defined as the differential between said peak torque value and said supply pressure.
- A method of claim 12, wherein a deviation zone is associated with the peak torque value required to open the valve, said method triggering an alarm when a torque value associated with the operating signature falls outside the deviation zone.
- A valve system comprising:a process valve (15) connected to a pipe line through which process media travels;an actuator (20) mounted on said valve (15) and configured to open and close said valve (15);a controller (25) connected to said actuator (20) and configured to supply signals to said actuator (20) to open or close said valve (15), said controller (25) further configured to obtain a baseline signature corresponding to at least one operating characteristic value of said valve (15) as the valve (15) moves from said open position to said closed position and from said closed position to said open position in-line as process media travels through said valve (15), said controller (25) further comprising a memory device for storing said baseline signature, said controller (25) further configured to obtain an operating signature corresponding to values associated with said baseline signature each time the valve (15) moves from the open position to the closed position and from the closed position to the open position, said controller comparing said operating signature to said baseline signature; characterised in that said controller is configured to calculate said baseline signature from a rolling average of said operating characteristic determined only after a defined break-in period, the break-in period defined by a period of N cycles, wherein a cycle is defined as movement of the valve from said first position to said second position and from said second position to said first position where N>1.
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